Looking ideas where to go next for your food travel adventures? Here are some of the underrated destinations for food that you will want to add to your list.

Hungary
There is a lot of delicious food for cheap in Hungary. And its capital city Budapest boasts of a food scene begging to be explored. Find traditional eats and beer gardens serving delicious brews in places like the Seventh District. Some of the delectable dishes you need to try include beef goulash, Dobos torte, kürtőskalács or chimney cakes, and paprikás csirke (chicken dish with paprika) among other mouthwatering choices.

Finland
Food may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Finland, but the country is home to some interesting cuisines. Wild mushrooms and a lot of fresh, natural food products and ingredients are just some of the reasons that make for some hearty and scrumptious Finnish meals. Some of the best dishes to try are the graavilohi (cured salmon), hernekeitto ja pannukakku (pea soup and pancake), Karjalanpiirakka (Karelian pies), lihapullat muusilla ja puolukkahillolla (meatballs served with mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam), leipäjuusto lakkahillolla (cheese bread with cloudberry Jam), Lohikeitto (Finnish salmon soup), Poronkäristys (reindeer meat stew), and Ruisleipä (rye bread).

Singapore
Singapore boasts of multicultural cuisines with so many dishes to choose from. From high-end restaurants top-billed by famous celebrity chefs to hawker centers offering a wide selection of delicious eats for cheap, the country has plenty of drool-worthy dining options for food lovers. Must-eats include the biryani, chili crab, dim sum, fried carrot cake, kaya toast served with soft boiled eggs, laksa, nasi lemak, and so much more.

Food traveling and spray-painting? Are they even related? Well, actually, they’re more similar than you think!

Here are the three things these two can give you:

A Time to Renew

Using a paint sprayer is one of the therapeutic activities that can help you feel fulfilled and can increase your self-esteem. Spray-painting makes you feel artistic by firing up your creative mind. It isn’t stressful because it applies paint quickly, time-saving, and can distribute paint evenly.

At the same time, food traveling is also a time where you can renew your mind, relieve yourself of stress, and just devour all the tasty food around you! Food is like the main thing you should be after when you’re traveling aside from the scenic view, the people, and the experience. When you are on a trip and eat different sorts of food, your brain releases feel-good hormones, allowing you to enjoy the moment and recharge your mental batteries.

Food traveling and spray-painting are excellent ways to get out of your exhausted world.

An Optimistic Mind

Even non-adventurous eaters can enjoy local delicacies when they travel. The willingness to try something new is a positive attitude which, of course, comes from an open-minded and positive mind. Being able to try different kinds of food is an experience that will make you happy and more open to trying new things. Life is short anyway so why not try everything while you can?

Likewise, spray-painting also gives you an optimistic mind. It boosts your self-confidence, makes you open to learning by studying spray painting techniques and working with new materials. Spray-painting makes you love painting. Trust me.

Longer Patience

Lastly, both activities can extend your patience. Even though spray-painting can apply the paint on walls and furniture faster than paint brushes and rollers can, you’ll still have to practice and practice before you can master the technique. But at the end of the day, spray-painting is worth it, especially when you’re trying to paint a canvas—the method may be difficult to learn, but the product is unique and more fun to look at.

The same goes for food traveling. You might have to wait in line for your street food order. You may have to deal with unexpected events. You may have to wait for someone to translate for you. But food traveling will make your more patient. Because, hello, food is always worth the wait!

Both activities can cause you to be more even-tempered, improving your patience and your entire self. So you see, they are more similar than you think!

Love desserts? We give you a short list of some of the best cookbooks that will take your dessert game to new heights. Whether you are looking for ideas on how to prepare a salted caramel chocolate sauce or whip up a mouthwatering healthy dessert, these cookbooks provide plenty of inspirations.

1. Chocolate by Olga Jones
This is a chocoholic’s handy guide for creating everything chocolate treats. From brownies to cheesecakes and so much more in between, prepare for a sublime chocolatey indulgence.

2. Sally’s Cookie Addiction: Irresistible Cookies, Cookie Bars, Shortbread, and More from the Creator of Sally’s Baking Addiction by Sally McKenney
Sally’s Cookie Addiction will keep you hooked and then some. Craving for a chocolate chip cookie? This cookbook provides you with more than one way to bake a batch of scrumptious cookies in various flavors.

3. Jenny McCoy’s Desserts for Every Season by Jenny McCoy
Enjoy the best of every season by creating a glorious array of desserts. Using in-season fruits, nuts, and other ingredients, get ready for great-tasting seasonal desserts that you can easily make at home.

4. Have Your Cake and Eat It: Nutritious, Delicious Recipes for Healthier, Everyday Baking by Mich Turner
Want to Have Your Cake and Eat It too? This cookbook is for you. Here you will find healthy recipes for desserts you can savor without the guilt.

5. No Bake Makery: More Than 80 Two-Bite Treats Made with Lovin’, Not an Oven by Cristina Suarez Krumsick
No Bake Makery takes a fuss-free approach to dessert-making. With 80 recipes to choose from, you can make delightful sweets and treats in no time.

Not a rice person? Wait until you have tasted some in countries that have a unique and delicious way of cooking rice. From Chinese fried rice to Spanish rice with seafood, here are some of the best rice dishes you need to try and where to find them.

1. Arroz Con Gandules, Puerto Rico
Your culinary adventure in Puerto Rico will not be complete without having one of its national dishes – the Arroz con gandules. This dish is made using ingredients that include rice, pigeon peas, and pork.

2. Bibimbap, Korea
Bibimbap is a Korean mixed rice dish. It is traditionally served with a hot bowl of rice topped with vegetables like cucumber, spinach, and zucchini among others along with gochujang (red pepper paste), sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Other ingredients like meat (chicken, pork, or beef), seafood, and tofu can also be added.

4. Paella, Spain
Paella is a Valencian dish with different variants. And when you are in Spain, you need to try the dish at least once. You can take your pick of variations like mixed paella, seafood paella, vegetarian paella, and the one that started it all – Valencian paella.

5. Sushi, Japan
Whatever type of sushi you choose rice will be the one thing constant in this quintessential Japanese dish. Sushi is served with the signature vinegared rice with a wide array of ingredients like raw seafood, tamago (egg), and vegetables among others.

Bars and pubs are among the best places to meet old friends and new people, especially when you are traveling. And bartenders are easily some of the most interesting people you will find out there. Here are some of the reasons why:

They are knowledgeable and skilled at what they do. Bartenders who are really good at what they do are trained to prepare an extensive list of drinks at fast as possible without compromising quality. They make sure that they are up-to-date with the latest trends in the industry.

They take pride of their work so they will go the extra mile to serve you the best drink they can make.

They know how to take care of their guests and may even refuse to serve more drinks if you think it would put your safety at risk.

They have seen their share of unruly behaviors so they are quite good at keeping their cool if the situation warrants it.

They work hard while keeping things fun. Bartending is not an easy job. But great bartenders make the job look like a breeze with their ability to remain calm and cool regardless of how busy things get.

They have a lot of tricks up their sleeves to get a party going. From scheduled or impromptu bartending shows to upbeat vibe and conversations, bartenders know how to keep the fun alive.

They know how to deal and talk with different types of people. Bartenders can read the mood and adjust to what they think a client needs. They can leave you alone if you prefer to nurse a drink undisturbed or they can exchange banters and stories if the mood suits you.

They are great listeners and can even give you good advice, if needed.

They can make you forget your worries, at least for the night. They have a lot of funny stories that they are more than ready to share to you.

They can point you to the best places to eat or party in the area.

And if you are lucky, you might even get one of the famous “free drinks” bartenders are known to generously give from time to time.